Ringsend, Co. Dublin City scores 74/100 for quality of life, #12 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €468,500 (most €393,750–€581,250), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,819 people live here, down 13.7% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy, weakest on affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
Ranked on quality of life alone — cost of living excluded, so the genuinely best areas rank top even though they cost more. Factor in price and Ringsend is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,819 people, down 13.7% since 2016.
Ringsend, Co. Dublin City, scores 74/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #12 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy.
Ringsend scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ringsend over the last 24 months was €468,500, most between €393,750 and €581,250 (Property Price Register).
Ringsend is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population fell 13.7% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Ringsend — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
68 planning applications were lodged within Ringsend in the last 12 months, covering 1,073 residential units (399 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ringsend scores 38/100 for families and community.
Ringsend scores 78/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Ringsend is about 7 minutes by road from Dublin, with 3 rail stops nearby.
Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated August 2026.